Raf Baldassarre

Raf Baldassarre
Born
Raffaele Baldassarre

(1932-01-17)17 January 1932
Died11 January 1995(1995-01-11) (aged 62)
Rome, Italy
Other namesRalph Baldwin
Ralph Baldwyn
Years active1958-1985

Raffaele "Raf" Baldassarre (17 January 1932 - 11 January 1995) was an Italian film actor.

Life and career

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Born Raffaele Baldassarre in Giurdignano, Lecce, Apulia, he started his career in the late 1950s, being cast in many peplum and adventure films, alternating between stereotypical roles of the young villain and the loyal friend of the protagonist.[1] Following a fashion of the time for American-sounding stage names, in the second half of the 1960s he was credited "Ralph Baldwyn" or "Ralph Baldwin" in several Spaghetti Westerns.[1] Baldassarre was active until mid-eighties, usually cast in supporting roles, and he occasionally also worked as a producer.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 40–41. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. ^ "Raf Baldassarre: un attore di serie A". Glama. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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